Scotch ale is the Edinburgh version o Burton Pale Ale: daurk, wi a bittersweet, atimes slightly metallic tang, an generally strang.[1] Scotch Ale wis first uised as a designation for strang ales exportir fae Edinburgh in the 18t century.[2] The term haes become popular in the USA, whaur strang ales which micht can be available in Scotland unner a different name ar sold in Americae as "Scotch Ale", for examplar, Caledonian'sEdinburgh Strong Ale or Edinburgh Tattoo, is sold in the USA as Edinburgh Scotch Ale.[3]